The effect of deforestation on the water cycle in the amazon basin: an attempt reformulate the problem
If widespread deforestation in Amazon results in reduced evaporative water flux, then either a decrease in evaporation is compensated locally by reduced rainfall,or else changed moisture balance expresses itself downwind in the yet undisturbed forest. The question of where rain will occur is crucial...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
1985-12-01
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| Series: | Acta Amazonica |
| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59671985000200307&tlng=en |